| 3 miles from the manchester central convention complex, this hotel occupies a grand victorian building. an on-site restaurant specialises in steak and fresh seafood, and there's also a bar and a 24-hour fitness centre. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. modern rooms, ranging from doubles to suites, offer wifi access (fee), tea/coffeemakers, minifridges and personal safes. wifi is available throughout public areas (fee after first 30 minutes). business facilities include 6 meeting rooms with built-in av equipment and capacity for 100. upgraded rooms have seating areas. situated opposite the manchester art gallery and
Manchester Airport 25 min
Manchester City Council (2 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era IWM North (14 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. The Whitworth (10 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Science and Industry Museum (10 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. Old Trafford (11 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Printworks (6 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. National Football Museum (6 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Manchester Art Gallery (2 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. The John Rylands Library (3 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. People's History Museum (5 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Manchester Central Library (3 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. Manchester Cathedral (7 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. The Lowry (14 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Piccadilly Gardens (7 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Manchester Museum (9 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. | 
